Journey to the End of the Night
Chapter 1485 - 929: Madam
Baili An, who had fallen into a deep sleep and was unaware of the external world, was taken to a place of revelry he had never visited before and was well settled there.
Meanwhile, Ying Ji, Wen Hanwei, and others followed the faint trace they had found to Liangshan City.
However, Liangshan City was densely populated, and the pervasive crowd inevitably dispersed the scent on Baili An.
As soon as they entered the city, that faint trace vanished, becoming even harder to find.
Meanwhile, Bai Zhanji, Ji Yinyin, and their group were also rescued from the deserted house, although they were still afflicted by a strange poison with no cure yet found.
Therefore, they followed the group to Liangshan City to rendezvous with Wen Hanwei, hoping to receive treatment from the miracle hand, Wen Cong.
In front of influential figures like Wen Hanwei of the Taixuan Nine Classics and Lin Xi of the Cangwu Ten Hidden Palaces, Bai Zhanji dared not act recklessly, curbing his flamboyant nature.
Knowing they were searching for someone, he couldn’t help but suggest:
"Our Bai Family has a treasure for finding people, called the Thousand Fragrance. Since this person is related to Young Master Ji by blood, being mother and son.
Just a drop of blood into the fragrance could guide us to find the young master’s whereabouts."
Li Jiujiu had heard of the Thousand Fragrance, a unique scent concocted in recent years by the renowned Lan Sheng.
Lan Sheng is actually the elegant alias for Bai Yuanduo, the eldest son of the Bai Family, known as the First Young Master of Jiangzhou.
He is recognized among the younger generation in the Immortal Sect as a romantic gentleman.
The Thousand Fragrance is extremely precious, and naturally, Bai Zhanji wouldn’t keep it close at hand. To acquire it, wouldn’t they need to make a special trip to Jiangzhou?
Bai Zhanji laughed and said, "No need for such hassle. Before heading to Yundu Villa, I sent a letter to my brother.
He received it and said he also plans to visit the nearby border city to meet me, and after I’m done, we can go to Shifang City together for important matters."
Yundu Villa is close to the border city, which is the most expansive area in Liangshan region.
Bai Yunduo is a man of ambition and style, and naturally would not confine himself to a small mountain town.
Ji Yinyin expressed confusion: "Even if the First Young Master Bai is indeed in Liangshan City, this city is so large, where should we go to find him?"
They still haven’t found the seriously injured and missing Ji Xinnian, and now they need to find the First Young Master Bai?
They are still poisoned, so where would they find the energy for this.
Feeling rather embarrassed, Bai Zhanji hesitated for a moment but still said, "To be honest, though my brother is known as the First Young Master of Jiangzhou and acts like a gentleman, he has his indulgences.
My brother has three loves in life: wine, music, and beauties, so I think his whereabouts should be easy to find."
Everyone was speechless at once.
Wine, music, beauties.
Where else could you find a place with all these three elements but a brothel or a place of revelry.
In Liangshan City, the biggest brothel is Anle Workshop.
Ying Ji dislikes such worldly places, not to mention her son always had the demeanor of a gentleman and never lingered in such amorous venues.
She certainly didn’t need to defile herself by going just for a fragrance.
Yin Baishuang was still searching in the mountains and had not returned.
Li Jiujiu, being a daughter of the pugilist world, was uninhibited and willing to make the trip.
The next day, in bright and beautiful weather, the women in the group dressed as men, traveling in groups of three or five to Anle Workshop.
Bai Zhanji seemed most familiar with the route, presented a name card to announce his identity, and after tossing two weighty gold ingots, Anle Workshop’s efficiency was indeed impressive.
After some inquiry, Bai Zhanji demonstrated the truth of ’knowing a brother better than anyone else’.
This First Young Master of Jiangzhou, a prominent figure among the younger generation, indeed made the brothel his home, waiting in Anle Workshop for days.
When Bai Zhanji found Bai Yuanduo, his room was already hosting a guest.
A soft couch draped in brocade and flowing gauze, extremely luxurious, aligning perfectly with Lan Sheng’s aesthetic.
Through a verdant screen, Bai Yuanduo could be faintly seen sitting upright on a cushion. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
A warm incense wafted from the table, his simple blue and white garment hung loosely, a wooden hairpin gathering his hair.
If disregarding the snow-white beauty warming his bed on the soft couch behind him, he did have a gentlemanly demeanor.
Opposite him sat a youth with a gentle and refined temperament, extremely handsome, composed in expression, difficult to determine his exact age.
Dressed in robes with a jade crown, his gestures exuded an elegant spiritual energy, clearly indicating he was not from an ordinary family.
When Bai Zhanji and others were led into the room by a servant, Bai Yuanduo noticed his brother looking travel-weary, with a trace of dark aura at his brow, clearly afflicted by the demon poison, life precarious.
Bai Yuanduo, unhurriedly sipping tea, said with slight surprise:
"Yundu Villa indeed harbors something strange. It’s fortunate I didn’t go; otherwise, it would have been me in danger of poisoning today. How close, how close."
The tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.
Bai Zhanji felt awkwardly blocked, forcing a smile, and said: "Brother, please don’t tease me. This story is long, and now I have a request, hoping to borrow the Thousand Fragrance from brother."
To outsiders, the depth of feelings between the Bai brothers was unclear.
Meeting in a foreign land, Bai Yuanduo didn’t even show a desire for pleasantries, simply pulling out a stick of purplish-red incense from his bosom as if to dismiss him.
He instructed lightly: "This incense is not easy to make, extremely damaging to the Divine Soul; use it sparingly."
The Thousand Fragrance is always in short supply, with broad demand in the market, evidently recently concocted.
Bai Yuanduo’s complexion didn’t look good, with a trace of fatigue from lack of rest.